AirPort Express Help Please!

[bouldermac]

So I just picked up an express last night to expand my current network to get better coverage in the house.

I've got a TC upstairs.

I hooked everything up last night and setup the express with AirUtility.

I plugged a 1TB drive into it to move my iTunes library over.

Few questions:

How do I know that it is working? Would it just come through on my wifi as the same network that I am expanding automatically?

I can't find my drive either?

I go to finder on my MBP and I can't seem to find it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

TIA

 

[Intell]

Airport Expresses cannot use an USB hard drive, only a printer. The WiFi network will automatically expand if you tell it to and you'll only see a bigger range around the Express.

 

[bouldermac]

Airport Expresses cannot use an USB hard drive, only a printer. The WiFi network will automatically expand if you tell it to and you'll only see a bigger range around the Express.

Seriously?!?!

***** liars.

The TC can handle that right?

Thanks for the quick response!

 

[waw74]

***** liars.

who? nowhere does apple say that it can handle a drive.

The TC can handle that right?

Yes

If you have a mac, get istumbler, if everything is working, your network should show up twice in the list,

 

[Intell]

Liars? Who are the liars? Apple's documentation says only USB printers. The Time Capsule can make a USB hard drive a network enabled one.

 

[bt22]

If your Airport Express is working properly you will be able to see and control it thru Airport Utility. Yes, TC can handle a USB attached HDD. It will become a networked drive. The drive will need to be formatted in Fat32 or Mac OS Extended.

 

[bouldermac]

who? nowhere does apple say that it can handle a drive.

dip **** at 1800 #

I didn't even read the description just talked with them.

may have to move setup around.